Astronaut Kay Hire (1959- ) is a former U.S. Navy aviator who flew on two Space Shuttle missions. She is a native of Mobile, Mobile County, and was a member of the second class of women to graduate from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
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